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Frederick Forsyth-THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth, who used his early experience as a British foreign correspondent and occasional intelligence operative as fodder for a series of swashbuckling, best-selling thrillers in the 1970s and ’80s, including “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Odessa File” and “The Dogs of War,” died on Monday at his home in Jordans, a village north of London. He was 86.
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu (Jean Martin), a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to 1950s Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe (Brahim Haggiag), a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
THE ODESSA FILE
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.
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Girl on the Bridge
Directed by Patrice Leconte • Drama • 1999 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis
Patrice Leconte's intoxicating "Girl on the Bridge" follows the whirlwind courtship of carnival knife thrower Gabor (Daniel Auteuil) and lonesome wanderer Adele (Vanessa Paradis). Adele unexpectedly becomes Gabor's new assistant, and target, for his act across Europe, their love growing with each death-defying act. Living so close to the edge, how long can the luck of these lovers hold out?
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